Healthy life expectancy in Japan
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Japan was 72.2 years in 2023.
Japan, 2023
72.2
Change from 2022
0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
69.3 years
Position in 2023
2nd of 185
Healthy life expectancy in Japan over time
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Japan
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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 72.2 years |
| 2022 | 72.2 years |
| 2021 | 72.6 years |
| 2020 | 72.8 years |
| 2019 | 72.8 years |
| 2018 | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 72.5 years |
| 2016 | 72.4 years |
| 2015 | 72.3 years |
| 2014 | 72.1 years |
| 2013 | 72.0 years |
| 2012 | 71.8 years |
| 2011 | 71.2 years |
| 2010 | 71.7 years |
| 2009 | 71.7 years |
| 2008 | 71.5 years |
| 2007 | 71.4 years |
| 2006 | 71.3 years |
| 2005 | 71.1 years |
| 2004 | 71.1 years |
| 2003 | 71.0 years |
| 2002 | 71.0 years |
| 2001 | 70.8 years |
| 2000 | 70.6 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 72.0 years, the figure has changed by +0.3%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Japan has the 2nd highest value.
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84.0 years
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
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UHC service coverage
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Adult obesity
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